Those 7 working days expired on June 11. On June 10, I called the Mayor’s office and they said they had no information and would call me when they knew. I called again late in the day on June 11 around 4:20pm and was again advised they would get back to me.

While the fine reduction is a small step forward, it is a significant one, Alder Nik Kovac, who sponsored the ordinance, has also indicated it is only a beginning. There is broad support for extending the ordinance to second and subsequent offenses under a state law passed last year. With majority Republicans so far cool to pot law reform, advocates still hope growing public support could help statewide legislation like AB246/SB167, sponsored by Rep. Mandela Barnes and Sen. Chris Larson, get traction in the legislature and finally end the felony for second and subsequent offenses